Ademco - Model A, AR, AD Troubleshooting Guide

TROUBLESHOOTING MODELS A AR AD EXCESSIVE DRAIN OF PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT POWER SUPPLY OR REPEATED REPLACEMENT PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT BATTERY also Part Section CAUSE wires protective and Grade A Part cold water for Short and 4 of bell short positive building of a Repair where wires Section around pinching Part Short sensitive and 6 on Replace ohms A short and outer C bell e ct bel 7 ing I I sections box BELL SOUNDS WHENEVER KEYSWITCH TURNED TO ON NIGHT POSITION CAUSE Break protective break water sensitive ground Check protective Part ohmmeter des Section ohms Sticking sensitive and 2 on 5 and 6 on Visually 316 and 317 burnish cure Defective control Test bell RINGS BUT DOES NOT GIVE FULL SOUND also Part Section CAUSE bel battery power sure rechargeable hours without charge volts operating of does not note also changes bell mounting caused bell binding Section for bell Part bell will with necessary and 2 on coil ohms corroded corroded and 2 of spray 316 and 317 SYSTEM ARMED BELL DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT also Part Section BROKEN CAUSE protective entrv each contact necessary power hours without e batter I ly charged discharged bat sure Recharge A Packs es power 4 of control device operating bell other not 6 CAUSE and bell shorted con needed Part Section box and 2 on corresponding protective and 6 on control Clean and 317 corroded be I I clapper or adjust CIRCUIT DOES NOT LATCH ON ALARM WHEN THE CONDITION CAUSING THE BELL STOPS EVEN THOUGH THE KEYSWITCH REMAINS NIGHT POSITION THE ON CAUSE and 2 on circuit and 2 on Clean 316 and 317 coil ohms with ohmmeter Replace ohm open circuit coil ALARMS OCCUR DUE TO SWINGERS PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT also Part CAUSE water Check protective pro batteries volts to 4 ma current ma No for equivalent Part Sec n Recharge A Packs I ly charged hours without sure corroded AMMETER READING ON CONTROL PANEL ZERO OR LESS THAN 3 MILLIAMPS WHEN CIRCUIT TEST POSITION CAUSE A protected entry open Dead battery protective Defective